The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to local media, even as efforts were on by the army to bring the situation under control in the violence-hit nation. The newspaper earlier reported the death of 98 people till 12 p.m. on Sunday (August 4, 2024). The total death toll stood at 114 on Sunday (August 4, 2024). "With this, the total death toll stood at 440 in 21 days from July 16 to yesterday,” the paper said. On the first day after the fall of Ms. Hasina's government, a tense atmosphere prevailed at the Secretariat on Tuesday (August 6, 2024), the paper reported.

Source: bd News24 August 06, 2024 15:25 UTC